Your First Visit;

 If you are contemplating spinal health care for the first time, we are aware that you are stepping into the

unknown. If you have had chiropractic care before,  we will endeavour to provide you with the best care possible.

 Our objective is to assist you in optimising your health potential and point you in the direction of a healthier way of life to avoid reoccurrence of the problem you come to us with. Our practitioners concentrate on diagnosing your problem and correcting the abnormal physiology that is contributing to it, particularly focusing on spinal joint dysfunction called “Vertebral Subluxation Complex”, which is due to restricted and occasionally excessive range of motion in spinal joints. Correcting the subluxation  improves communication lines between peripheral nerves and the central nervous system and improves health and wellbeing..

Arrive ten minutes before your first appointment as you have some forms to fill in. There are 2 parking spaces outside the clinic. On your first visit our practitioner will take a thorough medical history and then perform a thorough physical examination, this will take approximately thirty minutes. A chiropractic treatment plan is usually divided into three phases

Three phases of treatment plan;

Acute Phase Of Care: is the care received from your first visit until your symptoms disappear or improve to the point of becoming stable (usually 10 -14 days).  It involves spinal adjustments usually twice a week with soft tissue work and management of the pain using cold packs and improving ergonomics. The object being to restore range of motion to the spinal joints and activate inactive mechanical nerve receptors which will inhibit pain transmission, relax tight muscles and improve coordination.

Rehabilitative Phase Of Care: should begin at the end of the “acute phase” after the “Progress Report” has been given.Most people believe that they are “OK” when their symptoms disappear.  This is not usually the case, frequently the underlying cause of the symptoms has existed for sometime.  Symptoms may disappear when the primary problem is corrected, but the ligaments are still lax and the holding elements are weak.

A fitness plan takes time, as does improving the strength and flexibility of the spine. To maintain the correction and prevent reoccurrence you are provided with a personalised exercise programme using a Swiss ball which can be performed while watching TV. It may take the body, even with the best of care, a few months for surrounding tissues to adapt to vertebral correction.

Wellness Phase Of Care:   When you feel you are not adapting well to life stresses, a spinal adjustment may help. Because of the stresses the spine has to endure every day we recommend having the spine checked regularly, depending on ones level of physical activity.

We are open six days a week ,from 8.30: Late on Monday, Tuesday and Friday until 7pm.

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